This LOB SHOT is SO EASY (anyone can do it) | Legend Tom Watson

This Lob Shot is SO EASY (anyone can do it) | Legend Tom Watson
the high soft lob shot with the modern-day equipment with the 60° lob wedges even the 64 degree lob wedges it makes this shot a lot easier but when I started I started with a 56° sandwich the 56 degree sandwich wouldn't Loft the ball up high enough for this particular shot to stop it on this Downs slope close enough to the hole so my good friend Stan thst my mentor taught me when at age 11 I'll never forget the day he taught me how to hit a very High soft shot first of all you open your body up to the Target second of all you take the club head and you open the club head that's a square Club head you open it up 45° like that then take your left hand grip and weaken it make make sure that the left thumb is pointing straight down the shaft and the right hand is over it like this that'll keep the face open as you go through the impact area now combine that with a change in the back swing instead of this back swing Going Back Square like this or straight back from the ball and up Stan taught me to take the club and take it on the outside and then cut across it going like this with all these factors you can hit this ball very hard the ball's going to go high and soft so watch this now this shot is about the toughest shot you can get it's to of the down slope it's to a tight pin you have to get the ball as high and softly as possible let's review the high soft lob shot should be played this way make sure that the club face is open about 45° turn your grip over to a weak position left thumb straight down the shaft right hand over a little bit more this keeps the club face going open keeps it open going through the impact area and then as Stan said take the club on the outside and cut across it like this don't be afraid to hit this ball hard because the key here is to get the ball high and soft and with the club face in this position you need to hit it very hard to get this ball up in the air watch this out and up high and soft just trickles down there very acceptable for this difficult shot you too can do this